Get an inside look at the fascinating niche of trailer music with Brent Daniels, the creative force behind the sounds of some of Hollywood’s biggest hits. From “Bullet Train” to “Black Panther,” Brent’s music has set the tone for countless movie and TV trailers. In this fun and revealing chat, he breaks down how he got started, the art of sync licensing, and what really goes into scoring those epic previews we all love.

Episode Highlights:

• How Brent Daniels’ childhood obsession with sound led to a music career
• What it's really like composing music for trailers vs. TV shows or films
• The trailer music business explained—from licensing to competition
• Real examples of how Brent’s track "Cold Cocked" was used in Bullet Train, The Bad Batch, and Hawkeye
• AI in trailer music and what the future might hold for composers

You're going to love my conversation with Brent Daniels

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From college improv to Studio 8H, Luke Null takes us on a no-holds-barred ride through the trenches of comedy. Known for his musical flair and one wild season on Saturday Night Live, Luke dives deep into the chaotic, cutthroat, and occasionally hilarious world behind the scenes. This episode is equal parts laugh-out-loud funny and brutally honest as Luke dishes on SNL politics, musical comedy, and the bittersweet beauty of getting cut for time. If you’ve ever wondered what it really takes to get (and survive) on SNL, Luke holds nothing back.

Episode Highlights:

• Luke reveals how one risky Jay Cutler impression and a cigarette nearly stole the SNL spotlight.
• Luke’s unconventional journey from Ohio University GIS major to NYC’s comedy stages
• The audition story that includes rewriting five minutes in two days for Lorne Michaels
• Hilarious behind-the-scenes politics of SNL sketch selection and cut-for-time heartbreak
• Insights on being the “new kid” in a cast full of comedy veterans
• His reflections on post-SNL life, creative freedom, and making comedy on his own terms

You're going to love my conversation with Luke Null

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Get ready for a chilling journey through one of horror television’s most iconic series. Alan Katz—producer, writer, and creative mind behind the Crypt Keeper’s twisted dialogue—unearths the strange, subversive, and often scandalous stories from the crypt. In this bloodcurdling episode, Katz reveals how Tales from the Crypt survived chaos, Hollywood egos, studio politics, and Dennis Miller, while becoming a landmark in horror storytelling. With haunting tales from behind the scenes of Bordello of Blood, stories about battling networks, and the birth of HBO's most ghoulish mascot, this episode will raise the dead—and your curiosity.

Episode Highlights:

• The Crypt Keeper’s personality was never developed until Alan Katz stepped in and shaped the character using his own voice as a writer—fusing Groucho Marx-style humor with horror.
• Tales from the Crypt was a chaotic project at HBO, launched with no real plan, skipping traditional development processes, and initially lacking character consistency.
• Despite producing 75 episodes, HBO gave Katz and his team only three notes, showing an extraordinary level of creative freedom rarely seen in television.
• Bordello of Blood was a studio-forced replacement for a more ambitious film, thrown into production with only three weeks' prep time, a problematic cast, and production chaos in Vancouver.
• The infamous HBO slogan “It’s not TV. It’s HBO” was born during a Tales from the Crypt crew screening, reflecting the network’s shift into bold, cinematic storytelling.

You're going to love my conversation with Alan Katz

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